⁴But after that ^pthe kindness and ^||love of ^qGod our Saviour toward man ^rappeared, ⁵^sNot by works of righteousness which we have done, but ^taccording to his mercy he saved us, by ^u^vthe washing of ^wregeneration, and ^xrenewing of ^vthe Holy Ghost; ⁶Which he ^yshed on us ^†abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; ⁷That ^zbeing justified by his grace, ^awe should be made heirs ^baccording ^cto the hope of eternal life.

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Titus 3:4–5: But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit…

Footnotes

p Rom. 2:4 (Gk.). & 11:22 (Gk.). Eph. 2:7.
||Or, pity.
qSee ch. 1:3.
rch. 2:11.
sSee Rom. 3:20, 28. So Rom. 9:11. & 11:6. Eph. 2:9. 2 Tim. 1:9. Comp. 2 Esdr. 8:32.
u Eph. 5:26. See 1 Cor. 6:11. Comp. 1 Pet. 3:21.
vSee John 3:5.
xSee Rom. 12:2.
vSee John 3:5.
y Joel 2:27 (Gk.). Acts 2:33. & 10:45. Rom. 5:5.
†Gr. richly. 1 Tim. 6:17.
zSee Rom. 3:24. So ch. 2:11.
a Rom. 8:17. See Matt. 25:34.
bSo Rom. 8:23, 24.
cSee ch. 1:2.

Cross references

t Eph. 2:4. 1 Pet. 1:3.
w Matt. 19:28.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared, he saved us—not by works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy—through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit. He poured out his Spirit on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior so that, having been justified by his grace, we may become heirs with the hope of eternal life.

NLTNew Living Translation

But—When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. Because of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But when the kindness and love for mankind of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not by deeds of righteousness that we have done, but because of his mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we may become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.